Banded jewelfish

Hemichromis fasciatus

Cichlid in the Nile Basin

Banded jewelfish is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Hemichromis
Maximum length: 21 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: widely distributed in West Africa, where it is known from most hydrographic basins, from the Senegal to the Chad basins, including the West African coastal rivers and the middle and lower parts of the Chad basin (Ref. 53405 , 123791 ). Also in the Nile basin (Ref. 5644 , 28714 ) and in the upper Zambezi (Ref. 5644 ). Distribution of this species and overlap with Hemichromis elongatus unclear, but probably absent from the Congo basin (see also Ref. 43352 , 52307 , 53405 , 81260 ). Introduced around 1970 in a stream fed by hot springs in Villach (Austria) (Ref. 59043 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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